# 496 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 BBL 3033160027 · Block 3316 · Lot 27 Canonical page: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/496-knickerbocker-avenue-3033160027 Last updated: 2026-10-31 · Open-item counts as of 2026-11-08 ## Summary 496 Knickerbocker Avenue (Brooklyn, NY 11237; tax lot BBL 3033160027) is an outdoor recreation property (building class Q1: outdoor recreation facility (subtype Q1)), on a 7,500 sq ft lot zoned R6. City tax records list the owner as NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. The Department of Finance's final market value for tax year 2027 is $269,000. As of November 8, 2026, NYC Open Data shows no open DOB jobs, active DOB/ECB violations, open HPD violations or unpaid OATH tickets for this lot. (Source: NYC Open Data — DOB, HPD, OATH, DOF, DCP and ACRIS datasets — compiled by NYC Property Facts.) How to cite: NYC Property Facts, “496 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237 (BBL 3033160027)”, data as of 2026-11-08, https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/496-knickerbocker-avenue-3033160027. Source: NYC Open Data. ## Neighborhood Bushwick (West): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237 - Open HPD violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/open-hpd-violations - Active DOB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/active-dob-violations - Active ECB violations: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/active-ecb-violations - Open DOB jobs: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/open-dob-jobs - Unpaid OATH tickets: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237/unpaid-oath-tickets ## ZIP Brooklyn 11237: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/11237 ## Nearby properties Ordered by map distance among lots on this street within 40 house numbers and on this tax block within 15 lot numbers. - 502 Knickerbocker Avenue (51 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/502-knickerbocker-avenue-3033160030 - 504 Knickerbocker Avenue (76 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/504-knickerbocker-avenue-3033160031 - 506 Knickerbocker Avenue (123 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/506-knickerbocker-avenue-3033160032 - 484 Knickerbocker Avenue (149 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/484-knickerbocker-avenue-3033070034 - 501 Knickerbocker Avenue (180 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/501-knickerbocker-avenue-3033170001 - 491 Knickerbocker Avenue (258 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/491-knickerbocker-avenue-3033080001 - 208 Menahan Street (63 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/208-menahan-street-3033160025 - 204 Menahan Street (112 ft): https://nycpropertyfacts.com/ny/brooklyn/204-menahan-street-3033160023 ## Open items | Item | Count | |---|---| | Open DOB jobs (permit issued, not signed off) | 0 | | Active DOB violations | 0 | | Active ECB violations | 0 | | Open HPD violations | 0 | | OATH tickets with unpaid balance | 0 | ## Lot & building - Owner of record: NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION - Building class: Q1 – Outdoor recreation facility (subtype Q1) - Year built: — - Floors: — - Units: 0 residential / 0 total - Lot area: 7,500 sq ft · Building area: 0 sq ft - Zoning: R6 - Source: PLUTO (Dept. of City Planning) (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/64uk-42ks), city dataset updated 2026-08-24; last loaded 2026-11-08 ## Tax assessment - Tax year 2027 (final roll): market value $269,000, assessed value $121,050, tax class 4 - Source: DOF Property Valuation and Assessment Data (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8y4t-faws) ## Sales & deeds (ACRIS) Deeds recorded with the City Register. amount 0 usually means a non-market transfer. lots_in_deed > 1 means the price covers several lots. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 1998-09-02 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1998-09-02 from NYC, HPD to BUENA VIDA NURSING HOME; BUENA VIDA CORPORATION, no price stated ($0) for a deed covering 1084 lots. | bnx9-e6tj | | 1974-02-05 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1974-02-05 from JACKSON RUTH; KANNATT SIDNEY to JACKSON RUTH, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1973-09-17 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1973-09-17 from KANNATT LEON; KANNATT SIDNEY to KANNATT SIDNEY; JACKSON RUTH, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | | 1967-02-09 | recorded (DEED) | DEED dated 1967-02-09 from KANNATT LEON to KANNATT SIDNEY; KANNATT LEON, no price stated ($0). | bnx9-e6tj | ## Open DOB jobs and recent work permits A DOB "job" is an application to do construction work. status "open" = a permit was issued but DOB has no record of final sign-off. Work permits are listed with type "work_permit" and their DOB permit status (they are not counted as open items). No records found. ## Open violations (DOB, ECB, HPD) status "open" = DOB violation category is ACTIVE, ECB violation status is ACTIVE, or HPD violation status is Open. No records found. ## OATH tickets with unpaid balance or pending status "open" = balance due > $0 after a decision (cases awaiting a hearing are "pending"). default=true means the respondent did not appear. No records found. ## Complaints (HPD since 2019, 311 last 12 months) Complaints are reports, not violations. status mirrors the published complaint / request status. No records found. ## Owners & contacts Owner of record comes from city tax records (PLUTO) and can lag behind recent sales. | Date | Status | Description | Source | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-08-24 | current | City tax records (PLUTO) list the owner as NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. | 64uk-42ks | | 1998-09-02 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1998-09-02). | 636b-3b5g | | 1998-09-02 | recorded | Grantee (buyer) on the most recent deed (DEED, 1998-09-02). | 636b-3b5g | --- Independent site. Data from NYC Open Data; not affiliated with the City of New York. Not a title search or official record; verify with the issuing agency. JSON: https://nycpropertyfacts.com/api/v1/property/3033160027